[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40688-40689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19444]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER01-1417-000 and ER01-1417-001]


Richmond County Power, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order

July 30, 2001.
    Richmond County Power, LLC (Richmond County) filed with the 
Commission, in the above-docketed proceeding, an application under 
section 205 of the Federal Power Act seeking to sell energy, capacity, 
and ancillary services at market-based rates. Richmond County's filing 
also requested certain waivers and authorizations. In particular, 
Richmond County requested that the Commission grant blanket approval 
under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of securities and 
assumptions of liabilities by Richmond County. On July 27, 2001, the 
Commission issued an Order Conditionally Accepting For Filing Market-
Based Rate Tariff (Order).
    The Commission's July 27, 2001 Order granted Richmond County's 
request for blanket approval under Part 34, subject to the conditions 
found in Ordering Paragraphs (D), (E), and (G):
    (D) Within 30 days of the date of issuance of this order, any 
person desiring to be heard or to protest the Commission's blanket 
approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liabilities by 
Richmond County should file a motion to intervene or protest with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211 and 
385.214.
    (E) Absent a request to be heard within the period set forth in 
Ordering Paragraph (D) above, Richmond County

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is hereby authorized to issue securities and assume obligations and 
liabilities as guarantor, indorser, surety or otherwise in respect of 
any security of another person; provided that such issue or assumption 
is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of Richmond 
County, compatible with the public interest, and reasonably necessary 
or appropriate for such purposes.
    (G) The Commission reserves the right to modify this order to 
require a further showing that neither public nor private interests 
will be adversely affected by continued Commission approval of Richmond 
County's issuances of securities or assumptions of liabilities * * *.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
intervene or protests, as set forth above, is August 27, 2001.
    Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the on the web at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#'' and 
follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Comments, 
protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-19444 Filed 8-2-01; 8:45 am]
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